Abstract
Many organochlorine pesticides are known or suspectedmutagens and/or carcinogens. Due to
the nature of these compounds, alongwith their long-term persistence in the environment,
organochlorine pesticides continue to be someof themost widelymonitored analytes for the
environmental industry. The ability to rapidly and accurately analyze samples, without the need
to invest in new, complex equipment can create a competitive advantage.
This poster discusses the use of a new, unique stationary phase for the rapid analysis of
organochlorine pesticides. This phase allows a sub 10-minute analysis time for the 20 common
pesticides and 2 surrogates analyzedbyUSEPAMethod 8080. This is accomplished in the
constant pressuremode, without need for constant flowor pressure pulses to achieve
separation. In addition, this phase can beused in conjunctionwith a second stationary phase,
Rtx-CLPesticides2, to create a dual column confirmation system for analyzing the 22
components in less than 10minutes, with the two columns exhibiting differing selectivity.
